Adore Me Brands Adore Me TINA.org investigated the marketing of Adore Me, a web-based lingerie company, and found that it used deceptive marketing tactics, including ads that deceptively promoted product prices that were only available…
Mercedes-Benz Brands Mercedes-Benz TINA.org investigated the marketing for the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, which revealed that Mercedes-Benz USA was running a deceptive national marketing campaign that made the unqualified claim that its 2019…
19 Things Le-Vel and Its Distributors Deceptively Represent Are Attainable with MLM Consumer News 19 Things Le-Vel and Its Distributors Deceptively Represent Are Attainable with MLM Exaggerated earnings claims are not hard to find.
DSA Companies Income Claims Industries DSA Companies Income Claims TINA.org found that 97% of DSA-member companies have used atypical income claims to market the business opportunity.
Penalty Offense Authority: MLMs Industries Penalty Offense Authority: MLMs TINA.org urged the FTC to formally notify all MLM companies of the law and use its penalty offense authority.
5 Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2021 Consumer News 5 Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2021 From fairwashing to fragrance, consumers have plenty to watch out for in 2021.
Why Is My Facebook News Feed a Hawker’s Alley for Leggings and Shady Health Supplements? Media Coverage Why Is My Facebook News Feed a Hawker’s Alley for Leggings and Shady Health Supplements? Kate Knibbs, The Ringer
Aloe Veritas Ad Alert Aloe Veritas MLM becomes the first to have its ad claims referred to the FTC by direct selling self-regulatory program.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023 Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your help.
Step2 Brands Step2 TINA.org investigated children’s toy company Step2 and determined that it was deceptively marketing its product line using the unqualified “Made in the USA” claim despite the fact that 90% of…
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2019 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2019 It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
The FTC Needs to Update Its .com Disclosures Guidance Blog The FTC Needs to Update Its .com Disclosures Guidance TINA.org submits a comment to the FTC urging it to update its .com Disclosures guidance to help rein in deceptive marketing.
How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements Consumer News How Amazon Promotes, Profits from Deceptively Marketed Brain Supplements The largest retailer in the world isn’t just turning a blind eye to the deceptive marketing of these products.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Looking back at our accomplishments.
O2PUR Brands O2PUR TINA.org investigated e-cigarette company O2PUR and found that it deceptively advertised the health and financial benefits of switching to e-cigarettes, enrolled consumers in a negative option offer without properly disclosing…
DealDash Brands DealDash TINA.org investigated DealDash, one of the world’s largest penny auction websites, and determined that the company operated a form of illegal gambling and used deceptive marketing tactics to lure consumers to…
The Menopause Deception Epidemic Consumer News The Menopause Deception Epidemic How the supplement industry is taking advantage of women and what TINA.org is doing to fight it.
NCPW 2025: Fighting against Deceptive Marketing Consumer News NCPW 2025: Fighting against Deceptive Marketing If you’ve been misled by an ad, regulators want to hear from you. We do too.
Seresto Flea and Tick Collars Class Action Seresto Flea and Tick Collars False advertising class-action lawsuits filed regarding the marketing of Seresto flea and tick collars